DPPA/CS/OS/2242717 - Personal Assistant
| Posting date: | 13 May 2024 |
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| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 12 June 2024 |
| Location: | Ystrad Meurig, Ceredigion |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Ceredigion County Council Direct Payment Support Service |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | DPPA/CS/OS/2242717 |
Summary
Job title: Personal assistant
Area: YSTRAD MEURIG CEREDIGION
Hours of work:
3-6 hours per week
Rate of pay: £12.00 per hour.
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This post is funded through the Direct Payments scheme. appointment is subject to an enhanced DBS check, which will incur no cost to the applicant. The service user is a young boy (7years old).
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About our needs
Our son is a fun-loving happy boy with a diagnosis of Autism and Global Developmental Delay.
We are looking for someone who can help him learn how to cope with being in social situations, such as Taking him to shops so he can get used to bigger social environments, be able to take him out to places like “Funforall” Aberystwyth an early evening after school club for disabled children,
he loves swimming, and walking, and just being outdoors so taking him to children’s parks in the area and the beach are activities he would love but does tire quite quickly.
The most likely times the PA will be needed would be after school and Saturdays during term time, but we are flexible over the school holidays.
We are looking for someone bright and patient who can help us make our little boys world bigger.
Person Specification
Kind, considerate and patient
Honest and trustworthy
Flexible around hours of work and main duties of this position
Ability to use own initiative and to be self-motivated
Ability to maintain confidentiality and to be aware of privacy
An ability to develop and to maintain a supportive relationship
Good communication and inter-personal skills
Disclaimer:
This vacancy is being advertised on behalf of an individual employer. You will be employed by that individual and not Ceredigion County Council. To apply for this job please complete the application form.
This appointment is subject to an enhanced DBS check, which will incur no cost to the applicant. If you have an online update DBS you have a great chance of becoming shortlisted for this position as this can help the employer to recruit much quicker, if you wish to update your current DBS please go to https://www.gov.uk/dbs-update-service.
If requested by the employer, two satisfactory references must be provided. This post is subject to a trial period of 1 month and a probationary period of up to 6 months.
Wages will be paid in arrears on a 4 weekly basis once a valid National Insurance (NI) number has been provided. You must be eligible to work in the UK and your employer will conduct document checks prior to commencement.
You will receive the appropriate annual leave entitlement as well as all other statutory entitlements, details of which will be set out in your contract of employment. You will also be issued with a Personal Assistants Handbook when your employment commences.
You will be expected to undertake any mandatory training identified as relevant to this post. The cost of mandatory training will be met through the direct payment. Failure to attend mandatory training may result in your employment offer being withdrawn.
Please note the Direct Payments Support Service, Ceredigion County Council is advertising the following posts on behalf of an individual employer. You will be an employee of the Direct Payment Recipient and not of Ceredigion County Council.
Area: YSTRAD MEURIG CEREDIGION
Hours of work:
3-6 hours per week
Rate of pay: £12.00 per hour.
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This post is funded through the Direct Payments scheme. appointment is subject to an enhanced DBS check, which will incur no cost to the applicant. The service user is a young boy (7years old).
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
About our needs
Our son is a fun-loving happy boy with a diagnosis of Autism and Global Developmental Delay.
We are looking for someone who can help him learn how to cope with being in social situations, such as Taking him to shops so he can get used to bigger social environments, be able to take him out to places like “Funforall” Aberystwyth an early evening after school club for disabled children,
he loves swimming, and walking, and just being outdoors so taking him to children’s parks in the area and the beach are activities he would love but does tire quite quickly.
The most likely times the PA will be needed would be after school and Saturdays during term time, but we are flexible over the school holidays.
We are looking for someone bright and patient who can help us make our little boys world bigger.
Person Specification
Kind, considerate and patient
Honest and trustworthy
Flexible around hours of work and main duties of this position
Ability to use own initiative and to be self-motivated
Ability to maintain confidentiality and to be aware of privacy
An ability to develop and to maintain a supportive relationship
Good communication and inter-personal skills
Disclaimer:
This vacancy is being advertised on behalf of an individual employer. You will be employed by that individual and not Ceredigion County Council. To apply for this job please complete the application form.
This appointment is subject to an enhanced DBS check, which will incur no cost to the applicant. If you have an online update DBS you have a great chance of becoming shortlisted for this position as this can help the employer to recruit much quicker, if you wish to update your current DBS please go to https://www.gov.uk/dbs-update-service.
If requested by the employer, two satisfactory references must be provided. This post is subject to a trial period of 1 month and a probationary period of up to 6 months.
Wages will be paid in arrears on a 4 weekly basis once a valid National Insurance (NI) number has been provided. You must be eligible to work in the UK and your employer will conduct document checks prior to commencement.
You will receive the appropriate annual leave entitlement as well as all other statutory entitlements, details of which will be set out in your contract of employment. You will also be issued with a Personal Assistants Handbook when your employment commences.
You will be expected to undertake any mandatory training identified as relevant to this post. The cost of mandatory training will be met through the direct payment. Failure to attend mandatory training may result in your employment offer being withdrawn.
Please note the Direct Payments Support Service, Ceredigion County Council is advertising the following posts on behalf of an individual employer. You will be an employee of the Direct Payment Recipient and not of Ceredigion County Council.